Notable numbers of undocumented immigrants fled Arizona ; protests took the Valley — and the nation — by storm; such hardline immigration-enforcement measures as workplace raids and neighborhood sweeps were normalized by then-Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and other local officials. Did you or a person you were close with have negative experiences following its enaction?
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Reyna Montoya remembers experiencing that on the ground. Today, she's a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, the Obama-era policy enacted in that gave some , undocumented immigrants temporary protection from deportation and a work permit. Listening to professors dissect the law felt like hearing the cold mechanics of a measure that could profoundly change her own life. SB was her catalyst. Now, she said, she hopes to help a new generation find theirs.
Watching news about the law on TV, she worried about what it meant for her family. I felt helpless, I was angry, I was disillusioned, I was wondering why nobody was fighting back.
Today, she works with Montoya at Aliento and with a progressive political action committee called Latino Victory. I know that the humanity of our community is not defined by immigration status. Montoya said Aliento was one of a handful of grassroots movements born in the wake of SB Many turned an eye to politics and policy. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer appealed the injunction and arguments were heard by the 9th U. Circuit Court of appeals on Nov. On April 11, , the cout upheld the injunction.
Note: The U. Supreme Court heard arguments on a separate Arizona law enacted in that mandates use of a voluntary federal employment verification system and penalizes employers who hire unauthorized workers. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of IRCA preempts any state or local law from imposing civil or criminal sanctions other than through licensing and similar laws upon those who employ, or recruit or refer for a fee for employment, unauthorized aliens.
Citation: 8 U. Chamber of Commerce v. The trespassing provision appears to be the first of its kind to be enacted in the United States. In the most recent reports by NCSL on state immigration laws, few states have attempted to create a state trespassing violation for unlawful presence. Bills were introduced but failed in Arizona in and ; Texas in ; Colorado in ; and California in On the same day she signed the bill, Governor Brewer issued Executive Order requiring the Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Board to establish training to ensure law enforcement officials and agencies apply SB consistent with federal laws regulating immigration, protecting the civil rights of all people and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens.
The executive order also requires clear guidance on what constitutes reasonable suspicion. The board is to provide a list of the specific forms of identification that provide a presumption that a person is not an alien unlawfully present in the United States.
A series of questions have been raised about the implementation and constitutionality of Arizona SB Court challenges have raised constitutional issues including due process, equal protection under the 14th amendment, the prohibition on unreasonable search and seizure under the 4th amendment, and preemption under the Supremacy Clause of the U. On April 29, the last day of legislative session, the Arizona Legislature approved and the governor signed HB that included provisions intended to address the racial profiling concerns.
HB amended SB to specify that law enforcement officials cannot consider race, color or national origin when implementing the provisions of the original law, except as permitted by the U.
The law was scheduled to go into effect on July 29, 90 days after the end of regular legislative session. Parts of the law, however, were enjoined on July 28, Rhode Island HB was introduced by Rep. Palumbo on May Illinois H was introduced by Representative Ramey on November 3, California SCR urges various state and private entities to withhold financial support of Arizona businesses in response to recent Arizona state laws relating to illegal immigration.
The resolution was introduced on June Illinois HJR calls upon the Arizona Legislature to repeal SB and asks Congress and the president to act quickly to enact comprehensive immigration reform.
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